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Rob't improved his lead last week,
and is Macon great progress now.
Proverbs are popular, but not more
so than w. W. Kirkpatrick's low
prices on clothing.
kirkpatrick & Co. are headquarters
for working men to get the worth Of
their money.
The communication from the 10th
district was received too latesfor pub
LEGATION last week Shall be glad to
hear from you again.
G. c. Seaver has just received a
large stock of double and single bar
relied breech and muzzle-loading shot
guns. Can suit you in price.
Boys and youths suits at Gump &
Co. They have just received another
new stock. You will appreciate the
bargains they offer.
President Cleveland and wife and We
editor spent Sunday and part Of Mon
day in Nashville. We had an i'm
mense time.
Prices are changed, and we are
changed with them, so we will 90 to
w. w, Kirkpatrick's to buy our Cloth.
ing.
T. J. Galloway and wife, of Blount-
vile, and Miss Mary Galloway, of
Edgeworth, are visiting Mrs. j. w.
Hunter.
To all those in need of clothing il
you are not in hurry please call al
w. w, Kirkpatrick's. 1t will do you
good to learn his prices.
G. R. Brown, the wide awake grocer
has just received new peanut rooster
and keeps fresh roasted peanuts and
chesnuts on hands at all times.
Capt. A. j. Barnes and daughter
Miss Pearl, Mrs. w. A. Dickinson, w
R. Rhea and NJ. |. Gump left Sunday
night for Atlanta.
Small expenses and the one priced
spot cash system, makes the business
boom at Kirkpatrick & Co.'S.
Come @ Come and buy your good
of Staples & Strain and be happy.
We are indebted to Mr.. Robt.
McEvoy for late Atlanta papers con
tanning full particulars Of the Pied
mont Exposition.
It's TERRIBLE It's dreadfull IT.
awful to see how cheap Kirkpatrick
& Co. are selling Carpets in all grades
and everything else. Call and see.
Athens, Tenn. voted last Saturda,
ora proposition to subscribe 500 900 t.
the capital stock of the Tellico an,
Athens railroad The vote stood %
for and five against.
If you have been waiting for loves
prices to be reached, just step in a
Kirkpatrick & Co.'S, and you will fin,
them.
The town authorities have angage
Mr., Howard Murphy, civil enginee
of Philadelphia, to make preliminar
surveys, to ascertain the best SQUIRE
to obtain the water supply for Bristc
Goodson.-Reporter.
Best stock of Ziegler's shoes bougl
directly from the factory at
Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Rev. S. II. Ketron, pastor of the
+. Church, has been returned to tn
charge We are glad to note this il
Mr., Ketron is a good man and a
able divine.
D Rev. W. R. Barnett left this NOR
+ ing with his family for Franklin,
K O., where he is stationed this yes
p Rev. Mr.. Barnett has had charge
: the Johnson City and Jonesboro
e f., South, churches for the past ty
:, years and has endeareed himself
II this people by his gentlemanly al
I christian bearing. We regret to 10
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

ADDIE QUINN, cd IN the bt JS Gns9SS5y
VS.. W wash %S oui SopOtv'
JACOB V. Quinn. tennessee
1t appearing from the allegation of
compliments bill which is sworn to
that the defendant, Jacob V. Quinn, is
a nonresident of this State, it is order
ed by me that publication be made, as
required by law for four successive
weeks in the COMET" Il newspaper
published in the town OF Johnson City,
in said County, notifying said non-res-
ident defendant to appear before said
Chancery Court at the Court House in
Jonesboro on the fourth Monday Of
November next and make defense to
said bill or the allegations thereof will
be taken for confessed and this cause
set for hearing exparte as to him.
This Sept. 30th 1887.
A. B. BOWMAN, G. & NJ.
By W. F. Young, D. c. & NJ.
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J. w. Hunter & Bro. invite the pub
lie to call around and see their ele-
giant line Of carpets They carry in
stock samples of thirty varieties of car
pets from the cheapest to the finest.
Their prices are lower than any other
house in the city and they guarantee
satisfaction.
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FORTY INCHES WIDE, at
]. F. CRUMLEY B CO.
Chancery Sale Of Land.

Us ! cery Court Mt
Willie Crumley, ct al. Jonesboro Tenn
Pursuant to the decree OF the Court at its May
term, 1887, in the above cause will on Monday
the 18th day of November 1887 sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder at the Court House
door in Jonesboro on a credit of six and twelve
months in bar of the equity of redemption the
lot or parcel OF land mentioned and described
in the pleadings and said decree and ordered
to be sold, situated in the town of Johnson City,
in the 9th Civil District of Washington County,
and adjoining the property of S. II. Hale and
Jacob McNees, and the E. I. V. & G. R. X. Co.
and containing about --- of an acre.
Notes with approved security will be requir-
ed OF the purchaser for the purchase money in
equal installments and lien retained on the
land therefor until fully paid
A, B. BOWMAN. C. & NJ.
By W, F. YOUNG, D. C. IN.
This Oct. 10th. 1887.
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10 Advertisers.

AL lONtl tNuN Vi blpOlllCIlpp Will bO pun
lished until ordered discontinued.
Navy blue suits at Gumps,
Constantly receiving new goods at
Staples & Strain.
Mrs. j. |. Cash left this morning
for Knoxville.
Game bags, powder, shot and shells
at G. K. Lide 4 Co.
Hats and caps at Gumps.
w. S. Mitchell, editor OF the Enter
prise leaves tonight for Atlanta.
Go to Critzman, the Jeweler, for
your Watches, Clocks and Jewery
Just received fine line Of overcoats
all styles and prices. Gump & Co,
Bristol talks Of building $4,000
hotel. They need it badly,
Everybody goes to Gumps.
All grades of -four at
Staples & Strain,
The Bristol band assisted Nash
vile in receiving the President and
wife.
One price for all and that the lowest
at W. w, Kirkpatrick's new clothing
store.
Before yen buy examine our stock
of boots and shoes at
Staples & Strain.
Charlie Slack will furnish the ice
for any daily newspaper started in
Bristol.
Go to G. G. Seaver for Hardware
and Builders material, he will not be
under sold.
Mrs. "A. w. Carmack and little
daughter, Elmer, of Abingdon, are Wis
iting Mrs. J. F. Crockett.
Critzman, the Jeweler, sells the
Light Running Domestic Sewing
Machines.
G, C. Seaver will sell you Pure Lin
seed oil and the best brahdssof Paints
Cheaper than the cheapest
John Boyd has moved his barber
shop to the Truslow Block.
You cannot afford to miss seeing
Gump & Cos. stock of Clothing, espe
cially their overcoats.
Go to Critzman, the Jeweler, fol
your Silverware. Largest stock il
town.
Walter Faw left Tuesday for Chat
tanooga to read law under Judge
White.
When you want q suit you canno
afford to 60 any place butt
Gump & Co.
Remember well and bear in mine
that cheaper goods are hard to fnC
than you can buy at
Staples & Strain.
G. G. Seaver has just received 10
kegs Of Old Dominion Steel Nail
which he will sell ut rock bottom pri
ces.
Miss Minnie Barkley, of Limestone
isvisiting Mrs. Will Haw. Jake is tn
happiest man in town.
We were looking through Gump (
Co.'S stock Of Clothing, and larger 0
better stock cannot be found anywhere
First learn to use economy by buy
ing your goods of Staples & Strain.
Prof. j. b. Mcmillan assisted tn
Jonesboro band in welcoming tn
President and wife at Nashville las
Monday.
Shake off the dragging chains c
Credit, and buy goods OF Kirkpatric
4 Co., and save 25 to so per cent.
Headuarters for boots and shoe
dry goods of all kinds at
Staples 4 Strain
Rev. ]. A. Burrow spent yesterda
in the city. He has been stationed &
Athens this year and left for his me-
field this morning.
------s . -
Gums.
Guns at Baltimore and New Yor
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
Wanted!

J.F. Crockett wants 100 bushels of
corn in the ear, and will pay the
highest market price in cash.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
Marble.

Remine's office and marble works is
removed just across the r. r. in the
Truslow block.
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Ladies' Call On

Christian, Hoss & Hodge and see
something that will interest you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
OH Where!

Can | buy goods the cheapest at
Staples & Strains of course.
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Gmmsy Gmns!! Gnns!!!

Go to G. K. Lide & Co. for fire
breech loading shot gun, double or
single barrel,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
NOTICE.
Sale of Valuable Lands at
Auction.

DY virtue of the power and au-
ID thority in me vested under the
award of the arbltrators in the mat
ter OF the settlement of the estates of
Francis Williams, deceased, and Edna
Williams, deceased, and the matters
Of difference between Matilda Will
liams and her son Isaac Williams.
/ will on Saturday the Odd day of
October, 1887, as special commissioner
and trustee sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder, upon the premises, the
tract Of land mentioned and describ-
ed in said award and directed to be
sold by me, to-wit: the tract of
land assigned to Edna Williams in
the report of commissioners, affirmed
in said award, situated in the 9th Civ
il District of Washington County,
adjoining the lands of VIM. Gibson
G. w. Smith and others and contain
ing about rs acres with improvements
thereon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
LEADING CLOTHIERS


Headquarters for imported breech
leaders at OK. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

We will not be undersold on any
thing. Come and see.
Staples & Strain.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
TERMS.

Said land will be sold on credit of
six months. Note with personal Sc
curity required of the purchaser for
the purchase money and a lien re-
tanned on the land therefor until full
ly paid. This September 26, 1887.
A. B. BOWMAN.
Special Commissioner.
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a big Stock of Goods

that must be sold, at Christian, Hoss
& Hodges. Call and get prices.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

A large stock of Boots and
Shoes.
of best quality at low prices can be
found at Christian, Hoss Hodge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

When Baby was sick We gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to CastoriA,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
baskets! Baskets! Baskets!

at from 5 cents upwards can be found
at Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

Guns at Baltimore and New York
prices at G. X. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20
MRS. ]. G. HODGSON.
-MILLINFR--

Rankin Block, johnson City.
Has opened at the above place a pretty stool,
OF SPRING Millinery, Hats and Bonnets
In Felts Ashakrone aud straw. White and coll
ored Frames in all varities, Tips Lamp kins
Velveteens, Ribbons and 0rnamets, for Trim
mings.
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THE COMET.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

subscription price, one year, $l25,
6mo IS.
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Entered at the Postoflce at Johnson City, Tenn,
as Second Glass Matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-10-20

Rob't improved his lead last week
and is Macon great progress now.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
TIRED.

The political labor movement in
South Norwalk apparently began
Immediately following the great hat
tcrs' strike. in which the men came
off victorious. The election of vari-
Gus officials, and the virtual capture
of the town politically seemed to be
sufficiently encouraging to induce
the workingmen to form a political
party of their own and make the
issue clean one. But, no ! they
must needs become a tail to the
democratic" party at the State
election, and the very men who knew
better, and who through circum-
stances were placed in influential
positions, proclaimed the "demo-
cratic fetish. and the flock followed
them--not all, however. Some were
"republcans" and they voted their
fayorte ticket rather than cast their
votes for the democratic" candi-
dates.
The NechdnicS' Journal, edited
by the Secretary, we believe, of the
Hatters' Union, berated the Labor
Party for its independence, and
croakcd about its defeating the
democratic" party. Well, here is
the latest editorial from the J0urRH,
and well it illustrates that Schman1-
Politik don't "pan out" right:
eve decline to assist further in keep
ing up the unequal contest. With
wealth, influence. both social and politi-
cal, discipline and determination on the
side of capital, and indifference apathy,
treason, fault finding and disharmohy on
the side of labt there is no earthly use
in prolonging the agony. There are not
as many hundreds of organized working
men in this town to-day as there were
thousands eighteen months ago. We
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25

are sorry to say that an organization
that has achieved far more than average
success has been killed in the house Of
its friends. II is worse than murder, it
il suicide. To the few men who have
stood with us in the fight we give our
thanks; let the consciousness Of having
done their duty well console them when
they look at the ruin that has been
wrought To the multitude who have
turned their backs upon what was once
their only deliverance and their sole
refuge, we give fair warning that their
conduct will i'm due time bear its proper
fruit-a crop of thorns. And thus ends
the once powerful labor movement in
disgrace, defeat and universal shame !!
Peace to its ashes.
Now, there is no need of despair
ing. Let our South Norwalk friends
start out right next time. Organize
a ciean labor movement, and, under
the banner Of the Labor Party, move
forward
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
GENERALIZATION.

Power, except it he centralized
cannot be exercised as power, but
there are safe and unsafe methods of
Capitalization. Democratic central
ization is perfectly safe so far rs a
mere human device can be; oil
garchic Capitalization, never. The
form of government in this country
is oligarchic-both women and mi
norities are denied representation.
The Order of the Knights of Labor
is oligarchic in it's form of govern
ment for, though women are not de-
MED representation, minorities are.
This,was not due to malice afore-
thought on the part of the founders
of the Order-they simply adopted
the system common to the country
without realizing it's essential injus-
tice or the serious dangers inherent
in it. If the General Executive
Board had been elected by the pro-
portlonal instead of the oligarchic
ballot, some men who are not on
that board would be therein the
minority still, it is true, but able to
keep constantly and forcibly before
the majority the views of the minor
ity regarding the policy of the exec
utive, and able,on the other hand, to
vouch for the executive to their con-
stituents. This would have spared
us the sad spectacle of men whose
brilliancy is undeniable and whose
devotion to the cause of the toilers
is as unquestionable as it has been
unseltish, losing their tempers and
spending in mutual recrlmination
and asperslon of motives that energy
which should have been directed at
the common foe. These evils of
which they have complained will
only be intensified by suppIanting
the old oligarchy, and the cure can
come only by the teetotal abolition
Of the oligarchic system within the
Order and its replacement by the
proportional system which guaran-
tees to every shade of opinion its
due weight in determining the policy
of the Order. -Clevland Workman.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

The improvement in machinery,
which has made it possible for The
unskilled laborer to do the work
that formerly required a skilled
workman, has destroyed that power
once exercised by the skilled work.
man, whose knowledge of a trade
made his services indispensable and
secured him good wages. But this
is not all. Capital has organized, is
organizing, and will continue to Or
ganize itself into pools, and thus,
while machinery is destroying the
power of the individual workman,
capital is growing stronger through
pools and combinations, and becom-
ing more Inscriptions as it grows
in power. Only through organiza-
tion can the individual workman
protect himself, and without organi-
tion he is pow rless to better his
condition or protect his rights. -
New Britain Independent.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
THE CRUSH OF CAPITAL.

The great Worcester shoe strike
is nearly over. The lasters will hold
out few days longer and then, like
the rest of their felIow-workmen
must succumb to the mighty power
of Capital, The free-shop idea is
triumphant and the bosses are now
in a position to make ''individual"
contracts. Alas, poor wage slaves !!
we pity you. But be not discouraged.
There is still hope. Donot abandon
your organizations, but rather stick
to them, increase in membership,
and then try agaln-ln some other
way.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
HOLD! ENOUGH

Some years ago it was quite popu-
lar to ego in" for bureaus of Labor
statistics. 1t was hoped by the
workingmcn that the publication of
facts concerning the relative posi-
tons of employers and employees, the
relative value Of production, and the
reward of the producer, might in
some way be placed before the public
for consideration.
Well, we have had pages of Figures
piled up" and volumes of opinions
upon this or that phase of labor,
volumes of sentiment, and clouds of
dust.
Even the sophistcal Edward At
kinson, in a paper read before the
third annual session of Labor Com
missioncrs at Boston, had the sense
to remark that statistics could be-
come snare and deductions from
them might be untrue. Later at
IA meeting held in New Era Hall in
Boston, he declared that the statist-
les gathered up" by the National
and State Bureaus of Labor were of
no value whatever and that those
which he used were compiled from
sources over which they had no con-
troll.
The miserable tOilers who spend
their waking hours in monotonous
activity within factory walls need no
statistics to tell them that they are
miserable. Those of them who are
sufficiently educated to seek inform
alton in statistical reports are also
sufficiently well informed as to the
relative advantages enjoyed by CAPT
talists and labOrers.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
MACHINERY OF THE LAW.

1t would be interesting to know
how much money it costs to run the
entire legal machinery of the nation.
When we consider the number of
Judges, lawyers, court officials, po-
Icemon and the thousands and
thousands of hangcrs-on that apper-
tain to this thing called "the dis
pensation of justice" the vast sum of
money that is spent is beyond com
prehension. And it is safe to as
sumo that fully two-thirds of the
money thus spent is absolutely was
ted-worse than wasted, for the en-
tailed evils which are forced on So
cicty by these leeches of the law are
ncver-cnding. Instead Of suppress
ing crime and dispensing justice it
does the opposite, and the system
created to protect has become the
right arm of capitalism to keep the
hosts of Labor in subsection. When
the whole thing has been swept away
by the Industrial Republic and men
and women are living under the
reign of natural justice it will seem
marvellous that this terrible inquisi-
ton of capitalism should have lasted
so long and committed so much that
was horrible in the name of liberty
and justice. Through the thorough
organization and education of the
wage workers we shall hasten the
downfall of this mighty power which
to-day is Capitals strongest bulwark.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
GIVE US A HARD ONE.

Under the caption, ga Conun-
drum for DIR. McGlynn, the Buffalo
Express has the following:
DR.. McGlynn, in his speech in Oswego
last Friday night on the "Cross of the
New Crusade proceeded to say that
anything which man made with his
own hands was his own property, and
no one could take it from him." With
due humility we would like to ask the
doctor if he countenances the makers of
bogus money, and if in his recipe book
for anti-poverty he gives directions how
every man may start mint in his own
cellar.
Under the system DR.. McGlynn
and other good men would inaugur-
ate, there would be no inducement
to counterfeit money or commit
other crimes; but if the Express
wants an answer direct, THE En-
quiyer will give it.
The maker of "bogus" money
would be entitled to the full product of
his labor, and could retain it unmo-
Tested, as no one would care to de-
prive him of it. At the same time
the Express would be allowed to re-
tain as its ownest own every d--n
fool editor on the sheet, and the
capitalist papers would be allowed to
establish private cage in their Gown
cellars" in which to keep their
"Ieary' writer's on economics. -
ChicaqO Labor Enquirer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25

many the doom of the devilish capt.
talistic system will be so clearly writ
ten that the advance to the posses
sion OF the government can no longer
be hindered and hundreds OF thou
sands will rush to swell the ranks of
the conquerlng army. Oh. com
rades , ye who are the most practical
missionaries that humanity has de-
vcIoped, rejoice that the day Of sal
walton from the slavery OF capitalism
has dawncd at last. Look up and
onward, for the broad truths which
you have so nobly and fearlessly
chung to amid abuse and calumny
are now being written across the
broad area Of the sky. A thousand
streams are winding down into the
mighty river of Socialism, and its re.
freshing waters will make this vii,
derncss Of capitalistic restriction
blossom into garden Of delight fcl
the happiness Of the whole human
race,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
"ZENO" CRiTiClZES DR.. DOUAl
Capital Viewed from a Different
Point Of View.

| read the column by DIR. Douai
several times to convince myself that
he actually intends to teach theories
so manifestly untrue. Henry
Georges classification of economic
terms clears away all confusion.
DIR. Douai says that Sin common
parlance' such or such meanings are
accepted as true, but does not seem
to demand new parlance, in har-
mony with new political economy.
Henry George says capital is that
wealth which is used in producing
more wealth; or 1t is stored up labor.
In using capital, labor simply uses past
labor to facilitate production. This
is clear definition; but if "cash" is
called capital We are at sea again.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25
EIGHT APPOINTEES.
How Some WOrkingmen Manage to
Get Jobs.

Eight "prominent" workingmen
of New York were appointed by the
capitalistic Governor, Hill, as factory
inspectors. So far as heard from,
not one of them was workingman
enough to refuse an appointive office
from the creature of rotten politi-
cal party. The "democratic' papers
are making capital out of it. Hill
happens to belong to the democrat
lc' persuasion in the capitalist
world.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-25

That house working girls should
prescribe conditions under which
they will consent to work is a never
failing source of amusement to the
popinjays of the press. That this
is so shows how shallow are the ideas
of the average conductors of the
press respecting human rights-or
respecting anything else, for that
matter. -Proridence People.